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d’Archive Episode 20: Hoboes and Railfans

December 15, 2018

This episode features an overview and discussion of archival collections focusing on hoboes and train-hopping culture. The UConn Archives is known for its large railroad collections that document the leg...

d’Archive Episode 19: Westerns

Graham Stinnett

November 19, 2018

d'Archive, Entertainment, Featured, Podcasts, Talk

Our third installment of the genre sessions features a conversation with Phd candidate Leslie Sabiston at the Department of Anthropology Columbia University, discussing Westerns and Indigenous representation. ...

d’Archive Episode 18: People’s History

Graham Stinnett

October 25, 2018

d'Archive, Featured, Podcasts, Talk

This episode features a discussion with Hartford activist, author, and public historian Steve Thornton of the Shoeleather History Project about people's history and the meaningful impact that largely unrecorded...

d’Archive Episode 17: Personal Archives

Graham Stinnett

October 13, 2018

d'Archive, Podcasts, Talk

This episode features a conversation with Tages and Emily Stinnett about their personal archives and how one decides what to keep and what to throw away. Personal archives, as opposed to those found in researc...

d’Archive Episode 16: Faith & Activism on the Political Divide

Graham Stinnett

September 20, 2018

d'Archive, Podcasts, Talk

A conversation with Associate Professor of Sociology at UConn, Ruth Braunstein, on her research dealing with religious communities and political activism on the right and the left. Ruth's work has been promote...

d’Archive Episode 15: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Graham Stinnett

March 31, 2018

d'Archive, Featured, Podcasts, Talk

This episode highlights the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on December 10, 1948. Featured in conversation is Dr. Glenn Mitoma, Assistant Professor of Human ...

d’Archive Episode 14: New Haven Railroad

Graham Stinnett

March 18, 2018

d'Archive, Featured, Podcasts, Talk, Uncategorized

The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (New Haven Railroad) was the predominant railroad system in southern New England for almost 100 years. Today's episode illustrates the storied history of boom an...

d’Archive Episode 13: Science Fiction

Graham Stinnett

March 2, 2018

d'Archive, Featured, Podcasts, Radio Drama, Talk

This episode features science fiction recordings and a conversation with Jonathan Squires, McMaster University, English M.A. and science fiction enthusiast about audio collections held at the UConn Archives &am...

d’Archive Episode 12: World War 2 and Oral History

Graham Stinnett

February 17, 2018

d'Archive, Featured, Podcasts, Talk

This episode of d'Archive features guest Nicholas Hurley, Research Services Assistant at the Archives & Special Collections and UConn History Department alumnus, in conversation about World War 2 collection...

d’Archive Episode 11: Medieval High Fantasy

Graham Stinnett

February 4, 2018

d'Archive, Featured, Podcasts, Talk

This episode of d’Archive features a discussion with Medieval Studies PhD candidate and Archives staff member Patrick Butler on medieval texts and readings from the Archives & Special Collections audio reco...

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How our News Correspondents' Celebrate the Holidays

Activists work to enact international treaty on violence against women

A$AP Ferg Turns Fall Concert into a Party

Sexuality Series Provides Students with Practical Sex-Ed Sessions

UConnPIRG Gets Students Excited to Vote at BallotReady Block Party

d’Archive Episode 20: Hoboes and Railfans

d’Archive Episode 19: Westerns

d’Archive Episode 18: People’s History

d’Archive Episode 17: Personal Archives

d’Archive Episode 16: Faith & Activism on the Political Divide

d’Archive Episode 15: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

d’Archive Episode 14: New Haven Railroad

d’Archive Episode 13: Science Fiction

d’Archive Episode 12: World War 2 and Oral History

d’Archive Episode 11: Medieval High Fantasy

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